Written Answers Nos. 111-135
111. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in a tabular form a list of all professional fees for his Department including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy; the company names and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30702/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra113. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 20% reduction in all professional fees, including but not limited to legal, consultancy, IT related, advisory, advertising and accountancy for his Department; the company names and the amount invoiced between 1 June 2013 and 31 May 2014. [30704/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 111 and 113 together.
The table details the expenditure by my Department on professional services, where professional services withholding tax has been applied, from 1 June 2013 to 31 May 2014.
|
Company Name |
Amount Paid |
|
IT Force Ltd |
€36,309.60 |
|
Q4 Public Relations |
€26,909.24 |
|
PTools |
€15,562.96 |
|
Red Dog Design Consultants |
€12,532.50 |
|
Caroline Erskine |
€11,512.80 |
|
Sam360 |
€2,560.37 |
|
Creative Ad Limited |
€1,845.00 |
|
Slick Fish Design |
€1,276.74 |
|
QTS Limited |
€307.50 |
|
Geralyn Downey |
€121.20 |
|
Total |
€108,937.91 |
Of the total expenditure €50,955 related to Ireland's Presidency of the EU and the Constitutional Convention.
Annual savings of €21,788 would be available to the Exchequer if a 20% reduction was applied.
112. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form a breakdown of all third level courses, training programmes and courses and accompanying costs for the 2013-14 academic year 1 September 2013 to the end of June 2014 provided for employees of his Department. [30703/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra115. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in training and development for his Department. [30706/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 112 and 115 together.
The Information requested by the Deputy is contained in a number of tables.
|
Courses and Programme |
Costs € |
Number of People |
|
Post Graduate |
25,558 |
4 |
|
Graduate |
19,760 |
7 |
|
Certificates/Diplomas |
2,140 |
2 |
|
Language Training |
2,840 |
5 |
|
Leadership Development Programme (MAC, POs, APs) |
26,250 |
45 |
|
Management Development*** |
1,130 |
6 |
|
Managing, Motivating and Coaching Staff |
825 |
3 |
|
Retirement Planning |
No Charge |
3 |
|
Procurement and Oracle * |
No Charge |
19 |
|
Lotus Notes WSPMS * |
No Charge |
21 |
|
Social Policy and Economic Reform Workshop* |
No Charge |
10 |
|
Programme for Government Office Workshop* |
No Charge |
14 |
|
The PQ Process* |
No Charge |
17 |
|
Manual Handling** |
No Charge |
20 |
|
First Aid Refresher** |
No Charge |
3 |
|
IT Skills |
1,990 |
19 |
|
Management Development |
495 |
1 |
|
Public Speaking |
295 |
1 |
|
SMART Reading |
4,500 |
30 |
|
Freedom of Information for Decision Makers x 2 |
2,400 |
37 |
|
Total |
88,183 |
267 |
*Training Workshops Facilitated by DOT members of staff with expertise in these areas.
** This training was provided free of charge by the OPW.
*** This training programme was provided in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food and costs were shared between the two Departments
A reduction in the 2013/14 academic year training and development expenditure of my Department would be as follows:
|
2013/14 Spend |
Less 5% |
Less 7% |
Less 10% |
Less 12% |
Less 15% |
Less 17% |
Less 20% |
|
88,183 |
83,774 |
82,010 |
79,364 |
77,601 |
74,955 |
73,192 |
70,546 |
|
Saving |
4,409 |
6,173 |
8,819 |
10,582 |
13,228 |
14,991 |
17,637 |
114. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual saving to the Exchequer of a 5%, 7%, 10%, 12%, 15%, 17% and 20% reduction in travel and expenses for his Department. [30705/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department's 2014 budget allocation for administration subhead (ii) travel and subsistence is €385,000.
A table provides details of the annual savings to the Exchequer of reductions between 5% and 20% to travel expenditure.
|
% |
5% |
7% |
10% |
12% |
15% |
17% |
20% |
|
Estimated savings |
€ 19,250 |
€ 26,950 |
€ 38,500 |
€ 46,200 |
€ 57,750 |
€ 65,450 |
€ 77,000 |
116. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will list and itemise the title and reference of every statutory instrument signed by him from the 1 May 2014 to date in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30707/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI signed no Statutory Instruments since 1 May 2014.
117. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Taoiseach if he will provide a list of all persons appointed by him to a State board in 2014 to date in tabular form; the name of the person and the board in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30708/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTo date in 2014, I made the following appointments to State Boards under the remit of my Department.
|
Board name |
Appointment made |
|
National Economic and Social Council (NESC) |
- Mr. John McCarthy, Secretary General, Department of the Environment and Local Government (Mr. McCarthy replaced Ms. Geraldine Tallon, Secretary General, Department of the Environment and Local Government) |
|
The National Statistics Board (NSB) |
- Ms. Rowena Dwyer Irish Farmers Association - Mr. Tom Geraghty Irish Congress of Trade Unions - Dr. Helen Johnston National Economic and Social Council - Mr. Gerard O'Neill Amárach - Mr. John McCarthy Department of Finance |
118. Deputy Joe Higgins asked the Taoiseach the number of public sector workers who are on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment in his Department. [30710/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are currently twenty three employees who are on temporary contracts or other non-permanent contracts of employment in my Department.
119. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the issues he discussed when he met Chancellor Merkel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30714/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra120. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the appointment of Mr. Junker was discussed at his meeting with Chancellor Merkel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30715/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra131. Deputy Stephen S. Donnelly asked the Taoiseach further to his meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on 3 July 2014, where he discussed Ireland's banking-related debt, and on the two-year anniversary of the EU summit that he attended and concluded with a summit communiqué that included the statement the Eurogroup would examine the situation of the Irish financial sector with the view of further improving the sustainability of the well-performing adjustment programme, if he is satisfied that European partners are still committed to separating bank and sovereign debt; if he will outline any concession achieved as a result of co-operation with partners in Europe in respect of dealing with the State's banking-related debt; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31059/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 119, 120 and 131 together.
I visited Berlin on 3 July for a programme of economic and trade promotion engagements, during which I met with Chancellor Merkel.
My programme concluded with a speech at the opening session of the annual economic conference of the Wirtschaftsrat Economic Council, entitled “Real Recovery, Sustainable Jobs and Lasting Growth – Ireland’s story and Europe’s next steps”. My speech set out the progress of Ireland’s recovery so far, drawing attention to the sacrifices of the Irish people and to the remaining fragilities in our economy including debt-related issues. I outlined my priorities for an action-focused EU agenda for the years ahead while also setting out the advantages of trading with Ireland given the presence of a large number of major German employers in the audience.
Chancellor Merkel participated at the same session of this conference, prior to which we met together to discuss current European issues and the Irish economy. The main focus of our discussion was the upcoming European Council of 16 July, the current agenda for which includes the ongoing situation in the Ukraine and the appointments to high-level positions in the EU institutions following the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as European Commission President last month. His nomination is being voted on in the European Parliament this week.
Chancellor Merkel and I discussed the Irish economy and in that context I pointed to ongoing progress with the completion of Banking Union, in particular the recent provisional agreement reached among EU Finance Ministers on the operational framework for the European Stability Mechanism’s Direct Recapitalisation Instrument. This is a further important step in the context of Ireland’s legacy banking debt.
Chancellor Merkel and I also discussed the strong progress made on our previous agreement regarding the investment by the Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), Germany’s state-owned development bank, in the new Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland (SBCI). The SBCI will provide over €500million in new credit to be made available to Irish SMEs.
121. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the change in the European budgetary rules that were discussed at the June EU Council meeting; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30716/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe June European Council Conclusions call for the growth supporting potential of the EU’s fiscal framework to be used and for best use to be made of the flexibility built into the existing Stability and Growth Pact rules. Leaders at the June European Council also noted that the Commission will report to the European Parliament and to the Council on the application of the EU’s governance framework – the 6 Pack and the 2 Pack - by 14 December 2014.
The Strategic Agenda for the EU for the next five years, also agreed at the June European Council, highlights the need for bold steps to foster growth and increase investment. In this context, the need to make best use of the existing flexibility in the Stability and Growth Pact is reiterated. The Strategic Agenda also makes clear, however, that the pact must be respected.
122. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach if the programme for Government was renegotiated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30729/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Programme for Government is a 5 year plan and sets out a detailed and ambitious work programme for the Government. Good progress is being made on implementing the commitments set out in the Programme which will remain in place for the remainder of the Government's term. Last Friday Government published a new Statement of Priorities 2014 - 2016 setting out key priorities to drive forward the agenda for the economic and social recovery of Ireland. These additional actions build on the commitments in the Programme for Government and the Medium Term Economic Strategy to ensure that recovery impacts on the daily lives of families and communities.
123. Deputy Ciara Conway asked the Taoiseach when the responses to reports 4, 5 and 6 from the constitutional convention will be published; the reason for the delay in their publication; if same will be available before the summer recess; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30774/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Convention on the Constitution published a total of nine reports. The Government is committed to responding to each report in the Oireachtas and, if accepting a recommendation for an amendment of the Constitution, to indicating the timescale it envisages for any related referendum.
The Government has responded in the Dáil to the first three reports of the Convention and has committed to three referenda (reducing the voting age; reducing the age of candidacy for Presidential elections; and same sex marriage) and it is intended to hold referenda on these in 2015. The fourth report dealt mainly with electoral matters and the Government has already announced that it has accepted the recommendation in the fourth report that an Electoral Commission be established.
The Government had hoped to respond to the fourth, fifth and sixth reports in the Dáil before the summer recess. However, work on preparation of responses is ongoing and that will not be possible.
The Deputies will be aware that the Statement of Priorities 2014-2016 that the Government published on 11 July repeats the Government's commitment to holding the three referenda mentioned above in 2015 and confirming that decisions will be taken in the near future on other recommendations from the Convention.
124. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach his views on the number of appointments to State boards under his remit that do not go through the Commission for Public Service Appointments ; his plans to review the manner in which State boards are appointed to ensure that the most suitably qualified persons fill vacancies that arise; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30824/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraMost appointments to the National Economic and Social Council [NESC] under the legislation are of Secretaries General in an ex-officio capacity, or of nominees from different social partner organisations. However there is also facility for independent appointments by the Taoiseach and it is intended that expressions of interest will be sought in advance of these appointments when that next arises.
Appointments to the National Statistics Board (NSB) are made in line with the provisions of Section 18 of the Statistics Act 1993. The Act states that the NSB shall consist of eight members comprising the following seven persons who shall be appointed by the Taoiseach:
- five persons of proven ability and experience in relevant fields;
- two of whom shall be nominated by the Taoiseach; and
- three of whom shall be nominated by such organisation or organisations as the Taoiseach considers to be representative of the users of official statistics and providers of information under this Act,
- an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the
- Department of the Taoiseach, and
- an Assistant Secretary or equivalent or higher grade in the Department of Finance.
The Director General of the CSO is a member of the board, ex officio.
When the Board expired in October 2013 expressions of interest were invited for positions on the NSB. These positions were advertised on the websites of the Department of the Taoiseach and the National Statistics Board.
125. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach the annual saving to the Exchequer if all ministerial special advisers' pay was capped in his Department at the first point of the principal officer grade. [30873/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThere are five Special Advisers employed in my Department, four of whom are my Special Advisers and one of whom is Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip.
The details requested in relation to their salaries are set out in the table below.
The 1st point of the Principal Officer (standard scale) is €75,647.
The salary cost for special advisers employed in my Department is €566,878. The comparative full year figure for Special Advisers employed in this Department in 2010 is €1,072,920.
|
Title |
Salary |
|
Chief of Staff |
€156,380 |
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach |
€156,380 |
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach |
€84,706 |
|
Special Adviser to the Taoiseach |
€84,706 |
|
Special Adviser to Chief Whip |
€84,706 |
126. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form a list of the annual salaries of all non-commercial State-sponsored bodies' chief executive officers under his remit. [30874/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra127. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form the annual salary of all commercial State company CEOs under his remit. [30875/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 126 and 127 together.
The National Economic and Social Development Office (NESDO) is the body corporate for the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), the only State Agency under the aegis of my Department. Dr. Rory O’Donnell is the Director of NESC and Chief Officer of NESDO. Dr. O’Donnell’s annual salary is €136,496.
There are no commercial State companies under the remit of my Department.
128. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Taoiseach if he will provide in tabular form a list of all non-commercial State sponsored bodies. [30968/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe National Economic and Social Council (NESC) is the only State agency under the aegis of my Department.
129. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the number of jobs created by sector, in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which he has identified those sectors most successful in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30603/14]
Amharc ar fhreagra130. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Taoiseach the number and location of jobs created in the services sector in each of the past five years to date; the extent to which existing jobs were lost in the same period and the net gain or loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30607/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 129 and 130 together.
The exact information requested by the Deputy is not available.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) compiles information on jobs created and destroyed and jobs lost by linking P35L returns from the Revenue Commissioners with the CSO Business Register. The information relates to all employing enterprises from key sectors of the business economy as classified by the standard European classification of economic activity NACE Rev.2 B-N excluding activities of holding companies. The most recent data are only available for the years 2006 - 2011.
Job creation for an enterprise in a given reference year is measured as the positive difference in the number of paid employees recorded with non-zero reckonable pay in the reference year compared with the previous year. Job creation in the business economy as a whole is the sum of all enterprise job creation.
Job destruction for a given reference year is measured as the negative difference in the number of paid employees recorded with non-zero reckonable pay in the reference year compared with the previous year. Job destruction in the business economy as a whole is the sum of all enterprise job destruction. It should be noted that when interpreting figures, job destruction for a particular year means that these jobs were identified in the previous year but not in reference year, but some of these jobs may have disappeared sometime during the previous year.
Net job creation is calculated as the difference between job creation and job destruction.
Table 1 below shows the level of job creation and destruction in the Business Economy each year from 2006 to 2011. A positive figure for net job losses indicates more jobs were destroyed than created relative to the previous year.
Table 1 – Job creation, job destruction and net job creation for the Business Economy, by sector and year. Numbers are suppressed for statistical confidentiality reasons.
|
- |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2011 |
|
Business economy excluding activities of holding companies (B to N,-642) |
||||||
|
Job creation (Number) |
353,614 |
375,167 |
217,819 |
146,889 |
183,445 |
210,985 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
198,209 |
228,356 |
349,745 |
511,615 |
288,034 |
201,013 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
155,405 |
146,811 |
-131,926 |
-364,726 |
-104,589 |
9,972 |
|
Mining and quarrying (B) |
||||||
|
Job creation (Number) |
.. |
.. |
862 |
582 |
217 |
412 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
.. |
.. |
1,103 |
2,020 |
1,678 |
590 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
.. |
.. |
-241 |
-1,438 |
-1,461 |
-178 |
|
Manufacturing (C) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
31,375 |
31,976 |
18,136 |
17,400 |
16,984 |
26,166 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
20,496 |
25,951 |
34,688 |
55,018 |
30,550 |
23,129 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
10,879 |
6,025 |
-16,552 |
-37,618 |
-13,566 |
3,037 |
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (D) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
.. |
.. |
276 |
714 |
390 |
276 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
.. |
.. |
86 |
134 |
805 |
1,000 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
.. |
.. |
190 |
580 |
-415 |
-724 |
|
Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (E) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
1,822 |
2,188 |
1,587 |
857 |
1,035 |
1,260 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
760 |
696 |
1,566 |
1,999 |
1,394 |
869 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
1,062 |
1,492 |
21 |
-1,142 |
-359 |
391 |
|
Construction (F) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
70,104 |
59,352 |
29,864 |
13,846 |
16,534 |
16,961 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
36,173 |
52,520 |
84,820 |
94,408 |
50,607 |
30,577 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
33,931 |
6,832 |
-54,956 |
-80,562 |
-34,073 |
-13,616 |
|
Wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles (G) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
68,647 |
97,424 |
44,444 |
29,632 |
37,881 |
43,355 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
56,441 |
43,575 |
71,300 |
125,393 |
54,480 |
42,172 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
12,206 |
53,849 |
-26,856 |
-95,761 |
-16,599 |
1,183 |
|
Transportation and storage (H) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
13,922 |
12,841 |
14,507 |
4,988 |
8,078 |
8,163 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
6,017 |
13,031 |
10,333 |
16,398 |
12,247 |
9,393 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
7,905 |
-190 |
4,174 |
-11,410 |
-4,169 |
-1,230 |
|
Accommodation and food service activities (I) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
51,711 |
53,704 |
35,372 |
25,015 |
30,385 |
36,298 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
31,634 |
36,246 |
50,830 |
73,859 |
39,898 |
29,561 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
20,077 |
17,458 |
-15,458 |
-48,844 |
-9,513 |
6,737 |
|
Information and communication (J) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
26,464 |
17,071 |
15,864 |
12,033 |
15,367 |
13,723 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
7,427 |
12,431 |
14,601 |
22,680 |
16,050 |
12,943 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
19,037 |
4,640 |
1,263 |
-10,647 |
-683 |
780 |
|
Financial and insurance activities excluding activities of holding companies (K-642) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
13,994 |
18,874 |
6,269 |
4,015 |
12,828 |
14,213 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
6,766 |
6,506 |
10,009 |
15,668 |
6,877 |
10,375 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
7,228 |
12,368 |
-3,740 |
-11,653 |
5,951 |
3,838 |
|
Real estate activities (L) |
||||||
|
Job creation (Number) |
5,136 |
5,181 |
3,348 |
2,693 |
3,096 |
4,964 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
2,454 |
3,513 |
4,048 |
6,963 |
4,542 |
2,797 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
2,682 |
1,668 |
-700 |
-4,270 |
-1,446 |
2,167 |
|
Professional, scientific and technical activities (M) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
26,386 |
28,561 |
18,101 |
10,927 |
15,305 |
20,240 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
9,703 |
14,729 |
19,028 |
33,804 |
25,534 |
16,073 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
16,683 |
13,832 |
-927 |
-22,877 |
-10,229 |
4,167 |
|
Administrative and support service activities (N) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Job creation (Number) |
42,659 |
46,804 |
29,189 |
24,187 |
25,345 |
24,954 |
|
Job destruction (Number) |
19,086 |
18,375 |
47,333 |
63,271 |
43,372 |
21,534 |
|
Net job creation (Number) |
23,573 |
28,429 |
-18,144 |
-39,084 |
-18,027 |
3,420 |
132. Deputy Sean Fleming asked the Taoiseach when his Department will publish its annual report for 2013. [31134/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Department of the Taoiseach Annual Report for 2013 was published on the departmental website and laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas on 9 May 2014.
133. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the number of freedom of information requests his Department has received to date in 2014; the number that were refused; the number that were appealed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31404/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraA total of 65 requests under Freedom of Information have been received to date in 2014 by the Department of the Taoiseach. Three have been refused and no records found for a further seven. To date just one request for an internal review has been made and none has been subject to an appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
134. Deputy Micheál Martin asked the Taoiseach the amount of income his Department has accrued from charges for freedom of information requests and the income generated from appeals from 2011 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31405/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe information sought by the Deputy is set out in a table.
|
Year |
Number of FOI requests received |
Number of Appeals |
Total fees charged and received |
|
- |
- |
- |
€ |
|
2011 |
98 |
6 |
2,648.41 |
|
2012 |
153 |
5 |
4,228.17 |
|
2013 |
91 |
4 |
2,543.78 |
|
2014 (to date) |
65 |
1 |
1,486.72 |
135. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Taoiseach the total cost of public relations-communications to his Department in 2013; the spend to date in 2014; the total estimate for 2014; the corresponding figures for each agency funded from his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31536/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe total expenditure by my Department and NESDO on public relations/communications in 2013 and to date in 2014 is provided in a table:
|
- |
2013 |
Jan to 10th July 2014 |
|
Department |
€49,855 |
€8,408 |
|
NESDO |
nil |
nil |
€31,354 of the expenditure by my Department in 2013 was in relation to Ireland's Presidency of the EU and the remainder in 2013 and all expenditure in 2014 was in respect of work in relation to the Constitutional Convention.
